Written Question·Home Office·UIN 83970

Animal Experiments: Licensing

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the legal requirement to use non-animal methods where possible is being enforced in the licensing of animal experiments.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

The Home Office ensures all licences are fully compliant with all sections of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA).The responsibility of ensuring the principles of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) have been fully applied in a...

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